India is now much better than China in terms of rate, transparency, and tax administration so companies can now look at India for setting up new units, says the FM

The changes in the rules of antidumping, countervailing or anti-subsidy and safeguard have been approved by the commerce ministry and will soon be notified by the revenue department, a government official said

At present, the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation is settling PF withdrawal claims at a five-year low rate of 8.55 per cent, which was approved for 2017-18

GST Council meeting: \"Several decisions have been taken in order to promote tourism,\" FM Nirmala Sitharaman stated before announcing rate cuts on hotel bills

FM Nirmala Sitharaman announced that effective corporate tax rate, inclusive of all surcharges and cess, for the domestic companies would be 25.17%, and that for new manufacturing companies would be 17%

The measures include a review of import tariffs on certain items ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the United States

Anurag Thakur, Minister of State in the Finance Ministry, will supervise the initiative that will be conducted in two tranches, covering 200 districts in each leg. The loan fairs will begin from September 24

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Commerce and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri attended the meeting

The EPFO has been settling EPF withdrawal claims at 8.55 per cent interest rate, approved for 2017-18

The move is aimed at boosting local manufacturing by lowering input costs for TV makers who have been complaining about a slump in demand

Even as the next GST Council meeting is scheduled for September 20, the possibility of a wide ranging tax cut - to infuse growth into India's slowing economy - looks unlikely, says T.M. Thomas Isaac, Finance Minister of Kerala

Nirmala Sitharaman replied to Kiran Mazumdar Shaw and said that she has been working on and regularly speaking about measures the government has taken on matters of the economy.

Trump said on Twitter that he had ordered the U.S. Treasury to 'substantially increase sanctions' on Iran, which denies carrying out the attacks, and said, punitive economic measures would be unveiled within 48 hours